Family:Whitney, Appleton Downer (1779-1851)

Appleton Downer⁶ Whitney (Asa⁵, Joshua⁴, William³, was born 4 Jan 1779, Salisbury, CT,^[1] and died 16 Jan 1851, Berea, OH.

He married firstly, 5 Jun 1800, Rutland, VT, Ann Esther Jewett.^[2] She was born in 1782 and died 24 Mar 1801, Pittsfield, MA.

He married secondly, 19 Nov 1807, Lanesborough, MA, and 27 Sep 1807, Pittsfield, MA, Dolly Wyman.^[3] She was born about 1790 and died 3 Jan 1878, Sinclairville, NY.

He resided Pittsfield, MA, and Berea, OH.

Children of Appleton Downer⁶ and Esther (Jewett) Whitney:

i.	George Ransom7 Whitney, b. 14 Mar 1801; m. Harriett M. Bronson.

Children of Appleton Downer⁶ and Dolly (Wyman) Whitney:

ii.	Anna Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1807; d. Feb 1808.[4]
iii.	Albert Appleton7 Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1811; m. Jennette Brown.
iv.	(son) Whitney, stillborn 16 Sep 1812.[5]
v.	Mary Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1815; d. 13 Mar 1819.[6]
vi.	Martha Cleveland Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1818, Pittsfield, MA; m. 23 Sep 1834, New Lebanon, NY, Robert Temple Shaw; resided Sinclairville, NY. He was b. 23 Jan 1814; d. 9 Apr 1859. Farmer. Children: a. Francis Eugene Shaw, b. 19 Nov 1840; m. 5 Aug 1879, ----- -----; address, Dunkirk, NY. b. Henry Appleton Shaw, b. 15 Dec 1842; d. 23 Nov 1846. c. Gedeon Wheeler Shaw, b. 25 Jun 1845; m. 3 Sep 1874; address, Sinclairville, NY. d. Laura Helen Shaw, b. 8 Nov 1847; m. 24 Jul 1866, ----- -----; address, Sinclairville, NY.
vii.	(daughter) Whitney, stillborn 1 Jan 1820.[7]

Census

• 1810, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 5 females 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

3187 3283 Appleton Whitney 71 M - Farmer Ct. Dolly " 60 F - Mass. Martha C. Shaw 30 F - N.Y. Francis E. " 10 M - " Attended school Wells G. W. " 5 M - " Laura H. " 2 F - Mass.

• 1855 State, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

262 Martha Shaw 36 F - - Mass. 1 - 15 Seamstress - - - - - - - Francis E. Shaw 14 M - Chld Chautauqua - - 14 - - - - - - - - Willie G. W. Shaw 9 M - " " - - 9 - - - - - - - - Laura H. Shaw 7 F - " " - - 7 - - - - - - - - Dolly Whitney 65 F - Moth Mass. - 1 15 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

1277 1266 Martha C. Shaw 40 F - $500 $100 Mass. Francis E. " 19 M - $1000 N.Y. Attended school Gideon Shaw 14 M - N.Y. Attended school Dolley Whitney 70 F - Mass.

• 1870, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

9 8 Shaw, Martha 50 F W Keeping House $900 $3200 Mass. Kelley, Laura H. 22 F W Keeping House $2000 N.Y. -----, Mattie 3 F W At Home N.Y. -----, Fannie 7/12 F W At Home N.Y. Whitney, Dolly 80 F W At Home Mass.

References

• Original text from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 223-224.

1.^  "Appleton [Whitney], s. Asa & Heophzabah, b. 4 Jan 1779," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Salisbury 2:18.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  "Appleton[Whitney], and Dolly Wyman, mar. 19 Nov 1807," according to Lanesborough, Massachusetts, vital records.

4.^  "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 234543 and "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 1902437.

5.^  "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 234543 and "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 1902437.

6.^  "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 234543 and "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 1902437.

7.^  "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 234543 and "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 1902437.

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